Texas A&M group fights race-based quotas via pen
Not happy with affirmative action? The “Young Conservatives of Texas(Young Conservatives of Texas)”:http://yct.tamu.edu/ have announced a $10,000 Scholarship Fund for the “Overcoming Affirmative Action Essay Contest($10,000 Scholarship Fund for the ‘Overcoming Affirmative Action Essay Contest’)”:http://yct.tamu.edu/downloads/aascholarshipfinal.pdf
bq.. _A conservative group at Texas A&M University has established a $10,000 essay contest for students who disagree with affirmative action._
_The Young Conservatives of Texas are asking prospective writers to discuss “how you or a family member have overcome institutionalized discrimination and/or the stigma imposed by policies giving preference to particular racial and ethnic groups in college admissions, employment, and other competitive arenas.”_
_YCT established the contest in response to Texas A&M’s ” ‘Graduate Diversity Scholarships’ and new race-based hiring quotas in the College of Engineering,” said a statement released yesterday._
_The group obtained an interoffice memo from the college stating that a minimum of one-third of all new hires must be “minority groups or women,” and that “faculty diversity is critical.”_
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